Klikplayusersguide

Klik & Play User’s guide 1.0 Getting Started Welcome to Klik & Play, the ultimate games creator! Klik & Play is all you need to create amazing Windows/Macintosh games and presentations, without having to know a thing about programming. As you’ll soon discover, games creation is not just breathtakingly easy, it’s also fun! Once you’ve run the installation routine, you can load Klik & Play by selecting the friendly new icon from the Windows/Macintosh Desktop. To select the icon, simply press the left hand mouse button twice. You’ll now be presented with the following options: Play game Lets you play a Klik & Play game on the screen. The package includes ten ready made games for you to enjoy. Modify game Provides you with a simple file selector, and allows you to load a game into Klik & Play for subsequent editing. Create Game Takes you into the Storyboard Editor, the first step to creating your new game. Quit If for any reason you do not wish to go into Klik & Play, simply click on Quit, this will take you back to the Windows/Macintosh Desktop. 1 Klik & Play User’s guide 1:1 Absolute Beginners We’ll now look at each of the start-up options in more detail. Play game Allows you to play a game from the Klik & Play gamepack. Each game is represented by a small icon on the screen. You can load your games by simply clicking on an icon with the left mouse button. If the game you want is not on the screen, you can scroll through the list with the slider bars to the right. The Cancel button exits the gamepack selector, and returns you back to the main Klik & Play dialogue. Your games are played in their own windows, which can be moved around the desktop, and re-sized using the standard controls. The Play Game options Each game has its own menu line along the top: Game New Game (or F2 from the keyboard) (Mac: N) Restarts the game from the very first frame. All scores and number of lives and counters will be reset. Pause (or hold down the Ctrl key and press P) (Mac: P) Stops the game so you can take a break if necessary. Players (or hold down the Ctrl key and press Y) (Mac: Y) Allows you to define the player controls. Quit (or hold down the Alt key and press function key F4) (Mac: Q) Exits from the game and returns you to the game selection box.…